Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
In order to win the competition, one has to be creative.
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646227690827e80a9f8df11dIn order to win the competition, one has to be creative.
- 1most creativefalse
- 2more creativetrue
- 3creativestfalse
- 4creativerfalse
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Answer : 2. "more creative"
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The authorities are assured the people that they will look into the matter.
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646b47bc83ab324a706219a7- 1has assuredtrue
- 2have assuredfalse
- 3have been assuredfalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "has assured"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
After finishing high school, I plan to pursuing law.
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6479dd06bf323e479a8014cfAfter finishing high school, I plan to pursuing law.
- 1No substitutionfalse
- 2plan to pursuetrue
- 3plan in pursuefalse
- 4plan to pursuingfalse
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Answer : 2. "plan to pursue"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.
He was murdered in cold blood.
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646c77e54f2cce984352004aHe was murdered in cold blood.
- 1in cold weatherfalse
- 2deliberatelytrue
- 3when blood was coldfalse
- 4regretfullyfalse
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Answer : 2. "deliberately"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
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6450f79e13eb5908ae2f19fbIf we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
- 1face the windfalse
- 2face the musictrue
- 3face the darkfalse
- 4face the stickfalse
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Answer : 2. "face the music"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave.
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64903a3abf323e479ac55ae3- 1By a magnifying glassfalse
- 2Using magnifying glassfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4With a magnifying glasstrue
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Answer : 4. "With a magnifying glass"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The doctor bade me taking the medicine immediately after breakfast.
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64c3acb766a41f484c1dc1c3- 1bid me to takingfalse
- 2bade me to taketrue
- 3bade me takefalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "bade me to take"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
The doctor bade me take the medicine immediately after breakfast.
Explanation: In this sentence, the base form of the verb "take" should be used after the verb "bade." The construction "bade me taking" is incorrect; it should be "bade me take" to convey the intended meaning.
Q: Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
There was an argument about if we shall move to another city.
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64cce06c29beb3482a58daf4- 1about if we should movefalse
- 2on if we shall be movingfalse
- 3about whether we should movetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "about whether we should move"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
There was an argument about whether we should move to another city.
Explanation: In this sentence, "if" should be replaced with "whether" to introduce a indirect yes-no question. Additionally, "shall" should be replaced with "should" to form a correct conditional statement.